ROBINSON, OLIVER WILLIAM : 1911-1972.

Oliver William Robinson
was born in Ogdensburg,
N.Y., on Dec. 14, 1911, the son of Oliver P.
Perry and Grace Dunn Robinson. After his
father's death in 1921, the family moved to
Indiana
. He received the A.B. degree from DePauw University in
1933 and the A.M. degree from the University of
Chicago in 1939. At Vincennes
University
Robinson taught English, 1934-43; was professor and head of the English department, 1943-47; and served as academic dean, 1946-47. He joined the faculty of DePauw
University in 1947 where he remained until his
retirement in 1964. He published several short plays, wrote
the words and music for five operettas, and died in 1972.

Information from Directory of American Scholars and
Vincennes Public Library.